# Gengampoondi Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/gengampoondi/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Gengampoondi Gengampoondi is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604501**. The 2011 Census counted **857 people in 208 households**, the 145th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 857people (2011) - 208households - 83.2%literacy - 604501PIN code ## Gengampoondi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gengampoondi is 604501.** Gengampoondi falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604501 - Gram panchayatGengamppoondi - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631621 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gengampoondi from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)60 km by road - Desur (nearest town)7 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Gengampoondi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gengampoondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunnagampundi - ○Degree college10+ km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gengampoondi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 60% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gengampoondi Of every 100 households in Gengampoondi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gengampoondi · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****11%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **81% Use banking services ****26%** **44% Television ****82%** **88% Mobile phone ****45%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Gengampoondi? ■ Gengampoondi · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152** **974 Working population ****56.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 74.7% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (13%) · **■** Marginal 340 (70%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Vandavasi - Thenthinnalur888 people - Vadakkupattu885 people - Pancharai876 people - Mavalavadi871 people - Koothampattu841 people - Peranambakkam831 people - Veppambattu828 people - Aliyur823 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gengampoondi?604501 - How far is Gengampoondi from Tiruvannamalai?60 km by road - What is the population of Gengampoondi?857 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gengampoondi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gengampoondi?83.2% (Census 2011)